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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Pelt \Pelt\ (p[e^]lt), n. [Cf. G. pelz a pelt, fur, fr. OF. pelice, F. pelisse (see Pelisse); or perh. shortened fr. peltry.] 1. The skin of a beast with the hair on; a raw or undressed hide; a skin preserved with the hairy or woolly covering on it. See 4th Fell. --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] Raw pelts clapped about them for their clothes. --Fuller. [1913 Webster] 2. The human skin. [Jocose] --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 3. (Falconry) The body of any quarry killed by the hawk. [1913 Webster] Pelt rot, a disease affecting the hair or wool of a beast. [1913 Webster]